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Michael W. Freudenberg is a New York attorney working primarily in the Commercial Litigation Practice Group. He has experience in a wide variety of commercial litigation matters in New York State and Federal Court, as well as in alternative dispute forums such as the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Mr. Freudenberg is responsible for all aspects of litigation in complex commercial, insurance, trademark, employment, products liability, professional liability, and construction claims matters.. Mr. Freudenberg also serves as outside General Counsel for small to medium-sized companies, and provides advice and counsel regarding litigation, compliance, employment and labor law claims, and collective bargaining agreement grievances. He also has experience negotiating and preparing various business agreements, including operating, buy-sell, agency, management, employment, intellectual property license, consulting, non-compete, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements, as well as corporate resolutions, powers of attorney, consents and assignments.. Representative Matters:

Michael spent over 24 years in the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.  During his time there he tried over 45 felony trials to verdict.  Michael also supervised 3 separate geographical areas of Westchester County for the DA's Office, gaining valuable knowledge and relationships with judges, court clerks and law enforcement personnel which he can now use to his client's benefit.  Michael was also the DWI Coordinator for the District Attorney's Office for 12 years making him responsible for training and keeping all Assistant District Attorneys and law enforcement personnel current on the latest DWI laws and procedures of the State of New York.  Let Michael's vast experience in the area of Criminal Law, as well as his tireless work ethic, guide you now when you need it the most.

Michael Shalhoub is a proven trial lawyer who focuses his practice on product liability defense for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. In his more than 30 years of experience, he has resolved more than 100 cases at the trial stage and achieved numerous defense verdicts. His experience includes cases involving product liability as well as medical malpractice, business and commercial disputes, insurance coverage, construction accidents, and general liability.. Mike is a Co-Chair of Goldberg Segalla’s Life Sciences Practice Group and a nationally recognized authority on product liability defense, medical device litigation, and trial technique. He is the former Chair of the international Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel’s Product Liability Section and its Drug, Medical Device, and Biotechnology Section. Mike is also a past member of the Board of Directors of the 22,000-plus-member Defense Research Institute and a past Chair of DRI’s Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee. He has written and lectured for national audiences on emerging trends in drug and medical device litigation, Daubert preclusion of scientific expert testimony, and other topics. He is the co-editor of Life Science Matters, Goldberg Segalla’s blog covering the latest legal developments involving medical devices and pharmaceuticals.. In the area of medical liability, Mike has defended many types of health care malpractice actions including pharmacy malpractice, dentist malpractice, medical malpractice, physical therapy malpractice, and nursing malpractice, as well as licensing and disciplinary actions for health care providers. The specialties of his clients and cases range from anesthesiology to urology and from catastrophic loss to minor cases. He has also represented a number of major hospitals in medical malpractice cases as self-insured entities.. Mike brings to each matter exceptional scientific and technical understanding developed through his experience handling dozens of complex, high-exposure product liability cases across the country. He has defended manufacturers that span the full spectrum of health-related and personal care products, ranging from medical laser components, anesthesia machines, CPAP machines, eye care products, and joint implants to denture cream, hair care products, hospital and home care safety devices, and mobility aids. He is integrally involved in the firm’s role as science counsel for a major product manufacturer in the dental adhesive cream federal multi-district litigation. Mike’s recent work also includes defending a golf car manufacturer in personal injury cases involving rollover accidents.. Mike has been selected by his peers and clients for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America and New York Super Lawyers for a number of years, and he was named among the Top 25 Attorneys in Westchester County in Super Lawyers several times.

Michael Markhoff concentrates on estate planning and estate administration, representing professionals, executives and small businesses owners. Michael works with clients on minimizing (and often eliminating) estate and gift taxes through the coordination of pension benefits, business assets and other assets in the estate plan while preserving the client's assets for future generations. He analyzes liquidity needs for the payment of estate tax, including the use of life insurance products, family limited partnerships, qualified personal residence trusts and generation-skipping trusts. Michael also advises individuals with regards to charitable giving including the formation of not-for-profit corporations. He has also worked on numerous estates and estate plans involving clients who have non-citizen spouses. Michael works closely with accountants, financial advisors and insurance underwriters using a "team approach" to identify the clients' goals and provide creative and appropriate solutions.Michael is a graduate of Columbia College (1987) and Brooklyn Law School (1990) and is listed in Best Lawyers in America - Trusts and Estates Category. He is Past President of the Estate Planning Council of Westchester County, Inc. (where he served on the Board of Directors from 1998-2001), Past Chairman of the Trusts and Estates Section of the Westchester County Bar Association (1998-2000), Past Director of the Westchester Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals (2001-2005) and Past President of the Northern Westchester Bar Association (2001-2002) and the White Plains Bar Association (2004-2005). Michael was the Ninth District Delegate to the New York State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Section (2003 - 2005) as well as a member of its Executive Committee (2000 - 2005) and was the Ninth District Delegate to the House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association (2005-2008).. Michael is the Vice-President of the Hudson Valley Estate Planning Council. Michael has also been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Bedford Free Library since 2005.Michael is also a member of the Westchester County (Sections on Tax and Trusts and Estates), Connecticut (Estates and Probate Section) and American (Sections on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations as well as the Estate Planning Council of Rockland County, Inc.

Michael Kandler is an accomplished litigator with a practice that focuses on insurance coverage, professional liability defense, commercial litigation, and appellate practice.. Mike is a leading practitioner in the field of insurance coverage litigation. He regularly counsels insurance carriers and provides coverage opinions regarding issues such as bad faith claims, disclaimers of coverage, coverage allocation, and policy interpretation. He has represented insurance carriers in numerous insurance coverage disputes involving commercial general liability coverage, commercial excess coverage, professional liability coverage, directors and officers liability coverage, and personal lines coverage. He has extensive experience in the representation of insurance carriers in coverage disputes involving property claims, construction defect claims, product liability claims, and advertising injury coverage. In 2009, Mike successfully argued the appeal in Sport Rock International, Inc. v. American Cas. Co. of Reading, PA, a seminal case regarding coverage allocation and the interpretation of “other insurance” clauses.. An experienced appellate lawyer, Mike has argued over 90 appeals, including cases before the New York State Court of Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He is also an experienced commercial litigator who regularly represents clients in intellectual property claims in federal court.. Additionally, Mike has significant experience handling Title III ADA accessibility compliance concerns and litigation for financial institutions, shopping centers, transportation companies, medical providers, retailers, and other places of public accommodation. This includes experience with the rapidly evolving area of website accessibility claims.

Michael J Krieger is a highly experienced and skilled White Plains attorney serving clients throughout New York City.  He primarily focuses on real estate transactions, employment law matters, and small businesses. However, he has a long track record of success in other practice areas as well and there is no case that he cannot handle. Prior to co-founding La Pietra & Krieger, he was an attorney with the NYPD and is a former Assistant Corporation Counsel for the New York City Law Department. This experience allows him to provide unique insight and legal counsel that most other law firms are unable to offer.. You can contact him today to schedule a free consultation. He will hear out all aspects of your case and pride you with well-informed advice about your best available options for moving forward. Call him right away for proficient and individualized legal representation.

Michael is a graduate of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York and the Pace University School of Law. Mr. Duffy is admitted to the Bar in the states of New York and Connecticut, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America.. Mr. Duffy is a former police officer for the City of White Plains, where he served in the Patrol and Detective Divisions, and is the recipient of 33 awards for excellent police work.. As the former Chief Investigator, for the Westchester County District Attorney’s office under Hon. Jeanine F. Pirro, he headed a squad of 38 investigators and was in charge of organized crime, financial crime, public integrity, and Internet sex crime investigations, among others. He was also in charge of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) unit for Westchester County. HIDTA is a federal program administered by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Mr. Duffy also ran the Westchester District Attorney’s Narcotic Initiative that conducted all major narcotics investigations county-wide.. As an attorney, Mr. Duffy primarily practices criminal defense law. He is an aggressive advocate for his clients, having defended successfully thousands of cases, true to the PortaleRandazzo form. In his last seven trials, not one client was convicted of a crime. While he handles all aspects of criminal defense, he concentrates on DWI/DUI matters. He has also successfully represented clients who have regained their New York State pistol permits that had been revoked by the courts. Mr. Duffy has successfully argued before the New York State Court of Appeals, New York State’s highest court.. Mr. Duffy has served as a board member for Operation Safe Streets, an entity of the United States Department of Justice, and as an Administrative Law Judge for the County of Westchester.. He is a pro bono Arbitrator for the City Court of White Plains, and is an active member of the New York State, Westchester County, and White Plains Bar associations. Mr. Duffy previously served as an adjunct professor for Monroe College and is a weekly on-air contributor for Westchester radio station WVOX 1460 AM where he provides commentary regarding current legal and law enforcement issues. Mr. Duffy also serves as a moot court judge for the Elizabeth Haub School of Law of Pace University.

Michael H. Schwartz, P.C. has been helping people get their lives back on track throughout the Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, Ulster, Bronx and New York counties for 40 years.. As one of the oldest and leading consumer bankruptcy and foreclosure defense firms, Michael H. Schwartz, P.C. as earned the reputation for making the process as easy and painless as possible.. We have helped thousands of people preserve their families, save their homes, their possessions, their jobs and their dignity.. As a graduate of the Max Gardner Bankruptcy Boot Camp in 2007, the Max Gardner Veteran's Boot Camp in 2008 and numerous additional bootcamps, Michael has successfully sued lenders, winning hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for violating the law and at the same time saving people's homes.. Michael H. Schwartz, P.C. is based in White Plains. Call Today.

Mayo Bartlett is the Principal Attorney at the Law Offices of Mayo Bartlett, PLLC and  he was a partner at the law firm of Young & Bartlett, LLP, a litigation law firm which focused on Plaintiff’s Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, and Civil Rights matters.  He worked for the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office for more than ten years, and served as a litigator in the Superior Court Trial Division prior to his appointment as the Chief of the Bias Crimes Unit.  Mr. Bartlett has provided hate crime training for the law enforcement community and he works with community organizations and schools to ensure that hate crimes are properly identified, reported, and investigated.. Mr. Bartlett is a co-founder of SAFE PASSAGE, a youth law forum that brings issues of law and policy to the classroom, and he speaks regularly on the topics of human rights and non-violent conflict resolution.  Mr. Bartlett served on the Advisory Board of the Westchester Holocaust Education Center, assisting the Center in the development of an alternative educational sentencing program for young people who are believed to have been involved in non-violent hate crimes in Westchester, New York and adjoining counties.. Mr. Bartlett has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Pace Law School, where he taught Moot Court and lectured on Ethics.  He was an active member of the New York State Hate Crimes Coalition, an organization that played a pivotal role in the passage of the Hate Crime Act of 2000, the first comprehensive hate crime legislation in New York State.  Mr. Bartlett is a past Vice President of the Westchester County Bar Association, where he served as Co-chair of both the Criminal Justice Section and the Membership Committee, is a member of the Judiciary Committee, and a past delegate to the New York State Bar Association.  He served as a Director of the Westchester County Black Bar Association, and is a past Chair of the Westchester County Human Rights Commission.  He is a convener of We Are Westchester, a coalition of not-for-profit organizations that focuses on social justice.. Mr.Bartlett is a Director of the Legal Aid Society of Westchester County, a Trustee of the Music Conservatory of Westchester, a past Director of (Congregations Linked in Urban Strategy to Effect Renewal),  a Director Emeritus of the New York Civil Liberties Union, and he is a member of the African American Men of Westchester.. Mr. Bartlett is the author of A Day at the Museum, and he frequently spends time working to strengthen communities.

Matthew T. Worner has been practicing law for over 20 years. His practice focuses on all issues relating to construction law, the law of mechanic’s liens and real estate law. Through his practice, he represents individuals, contractors, property owners, developers, subcontractors, material suppliers and anyone buying, selling, leasing or refinancing real property or a cooperative apartment.. Mr. Worner has extensive experience with the many different legal issues and challenges that contractors face. For example, Mr. Worner can help with setting up a new entity and obtaining the required licenses to preparing employee agreements, reviewing contracts and indemnity agreements and then, if necessary, guiding clients through the litigation or alternate dispute resolution process.. Mr. Worner has tremendous expertise in the field of mechanic’s liens and is a frequent lecturer to fellow attorneys on topics related to the mechanic’s lien law. He has also represented various trade groups including the Westchester County Association of Licensed Electrical Contractors and the Putnam County Association of Licensed Electrical Contractors.

Mary F. Kelly, a founding member of Kelly and Knaplund, has practiced family law in Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess, and New York counties since 1978. Her achievements in the legal community include service as a charter member of the New York State Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children, which advocates for court reform in the family law arena, and she currently is a member of the Ninth Judicial District Gender Fairness Committee.. She loves hiking and has climbed peaks in Ecuador, Tanzania (Mt. Kilimanjaro), Switzerland, Italy and the Adirondacks. She is a devoted member of two choral groups, the Hudson Valley Singers and the New York City Bar Chorus.. Mary F. Kelly has demonstrated the highest standards of legal ability as a collaborative divorce lawyer and family law attorney for over thirty-two years. Her practice stands as a hallmark of her integration of public service, traditional litigation skills, and contemporary dispute resolution models.

Mary E. Desmond is an Environmental and Natural Resources attorney serving the Westchester County, New York area.  She has 17 years of experience representing clinets in Federal, State and Local courts, and has sucessfully helped clients with administrative matters and enforcement actions before the U.S. EPA, New York Department of Environmetnal Conservation. She also has experience in municipal law, land use, and international environmental law.

Luis Andrew Penichet began his career at the Bronx District Attorney’s Office as a Prosecutor, specializing as a senior trial assistant district attorney in Rackets-Narcotics. With over 35 years of experience, Mr. Penichet is a widely recognized criminal defense and matrimonial law attorney in White Plains, New York. Throughout his career, Mr. Penichet has handled literally thousands of matrimonial actions, and is an experienced trial attorney in both the criminal and matrimonial forums. As the founding member of Penichet & Alberga LLP, Mr. Penichet, along with his legal team, have over 100 years of collective experience and have consistently helped clients achieve the best possible results.. Mr. Penichet is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section as well as the Westchester County Bar Association, Family Law Section. He was judicially appointed as a member of the Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District in the State of New York for the years 1998 through 2006. He was selected as one of Westchester County’s Top 21 Lawyers by Westchester Magazine and featured in The Best Lawyers of America 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 editions. Mr. Penichet has also appeared in New York Magazine’s “New York Area’s Best Lawyers” for the years 2005 through 2009 and the New York Times “Super Lawyers” section for the years 2007 through 2011.

Litigator and trial lawyer specializing in civil defense litigation.  For the past 25 years - representation and defense of clients in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death actions in state and federal courts throughout New York and Connecticut.

Leslie practices in estate planning, probate, estate administration, trust administration, gift and generation-skipping tax transfer planning, asset protection, charitable planning, special needs planning and elder law.  She assists clients in reducing the tax impact on wealth, helps preserve family-owned businesses and offers her estate-planning expertise in the area of . persons.  She has experience in transferring real estate, partnership interests and other assets.. Leslie’s clients are diverse, ranging from entrepreneurs, professionals and retirees to new parents, grandparents and domestic partners, as well as directors and officers of charitable entities.  She also represents executors and trustees in connection with the administration of trusts and estates, including informal and judicial accountings.  Leslie serves as a trustee for a number of trusts and is an officer and director of a foundation.  She also serves as executor.

Lawrence Jay Braunstein is a partner in the law firm of Braunstein & Zuckerman, Esqs, located in White Plains, New York. His practice includes the areas of Matrimonial and Family Law and related civil and criminal litigation, with an expertise in child custody litigation and litigation involving allegations of child sexual and physical abuse.. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Co-Chair of the New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section, Child Custody Committee; and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York. He also serves on the Board of Editors of, and is a contributor to, the Journal of Child Custody, The Matrimonial Strategist and the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma.. He regularly lectures as an invited speaker, both nationally and internationally, in the areas of child sexual abuse, physical abuse and shaken baby, child custody litigation, expert witness testimony, courtroom psychology, trial procedures, and on various related criminal, family and matrimonial law topics to judges, attorneys, medical and mental health professionals, law enforcement personnel, prosecutors (State and Federal), and child protection service personnel.

Lauren C. Enea, Esq. is an Associate at Enea, Scanlan & Sirgnano, LLP. She concentrates her practice on Wills, Trusts and Estates, Medicaid Planning, Special Needs Planning and Probate/Estate Administration. She believes that it is never too early or too late to start planning for your future and she enjoys working with individuals to ensure that their plan best suits their needs. Ms. Enea received a B.S. in Business Management from Quinnipiac University graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2013 and a J.D. from the Pace University School of Law graduating Summa Cum Laude in 2016. She is admitted to practice law in New York and Florida.. An active member of the local bar associations, Ms. Enea was appointed to the Executive Committee of the Westchester County Bar Association (WCBA) Trusts and Estates Section. She is also secretary of the WCBA New Lawyers Section, treasurer of the Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County, and Co-Chair of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Elder Law and Special Needs Section Publications Committee and Co-Editor of the NYSBA Elder Law and Special Needs Section Journal. She is a past co-chair of the NYSBA Elder Law and Special Needs Section 2020 Fall Meeting and a co-chair of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section 2022 Summer Meeting.. Ms. Enea is also involved in local Bar Association such as the Westchester County Bar Association (WCBA) and Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County. She is the Secretary of the WCBA New Lawyers Section and the Treasurer of the Columbian Lawyers Association.. Ms. Enea was also recognized at Westfair Communications’ 2019 Millennial Awards. She is the secretary of CAREERS Support Solutions’ Board of Directors, a non-profit helping individuals with disabilities obtain gainful employment in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties. Ms. Enea received a B.S. in Business Management from Quinnipiac University, graduating Magna Cum Laude, and a J.D. from the Pace University School of Law, graduating Summa Cum Laude. She is admitted to practice law in New York and Florida.. Ms. Enea is also on the Board of Directors of Careers Support Solutions, a non-profit organization which helps individuals with disabilities obtain gainful employment ion Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties.

KIM PATRICIA BERG is a founding partner of Gould & Berg, LLP.  Throughout her career she has focused her practice in the area of employment law, discrimination, retaliation, civil rights, and commercial litigation.. Ms. Berg’s representation of both employees and employers provides her with a unique and well-rounded perspective toward employment disputes and litigated matters. She routinely pursues and defends claims before administrative agencies such as the EEOC, New York State Division of Human Rights and Westchester County Human Rights Commission as well as before the trial and appellate courts in the state and federal courts throughout New York.  She has successfully tried and resolved through settlement countless cases throughout her career.  Her success at trial in a complex prisoner death case won her accolades for the highest verdict in a civil rights case as reported by Verdict Searches “Top NY Verdicts for 2009” and she has been named to the New York Super Lawyer’s list.. In addition to litigation, Ms. Berg regularly provides advice and consult to employees and employers in a variety of employment matters, including analyzing the particular issue to determine options for resolution, developing strategies for easing a difficult work environment or dealing with a difficult employee, exploring the possibility of resolution out of court, mediating disputes in the workplace, and drafting, reviewing and negotiating severance agreements. As part of her practice, Ms. Berg also provides advice to employers for the creation and implementation of appropriate anti-discrimination policies and reporting procedures, including conducting training seminars on behalf of companies. She has developed and presented numerous continuing legal education seminars on both procedural and substantive matters involving her areas of practice.. Admitted: New York, New Jersey, U.S. District Courts of the Southern District of New York, Northern District of New York and District Court of New Jersey (1996); U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of New York (200); U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1998); and U.S. Supreme Court (2001).. Education: Pace University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1995. Pace University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1992. Memberships:  New York State Bar Association, Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (Chair of Employment Law Committee 2013-2014), the Westchester Women’s Bar Association (Vice President 2014- ; co-chair of Employment Law Committee 2009- ; co-chair of Membership Committee 2014- ; Litigation Committee member 2009- ; and Local Director (2013-2014), Westchester Women’s Bar Association Foundation (Director 2009- ; Secretary 2010-2011 and President 2011- ), and Gender Fairness Committee for the 9th Judicial District since 2011.. Call to speak with an experienced New York Attorney.

KarlDowdenLaw, PLLC assists clients with the purchase and sale of their homes and investment properties, refinances of commercial property as well as assisting landlords and tenants with commercial leasing matters.

John Keegan is an active trial lawyer with extensive litigation experience. He has successfully represented numerous plaintiffs in matters of personal injury, products liability and medical malpractice. A graduate of Iona College and the University of Bridgeport School of Law, Mr. Keegan has earned the highest national rating for lawyers awarded by Martindale-Hubbell.. A former lecturer for the New York State Trial Lawyers' Association, John has also served on the Westchester County Judiciary Screen Committee, passing on qualifications of judicial candidates. He has also served as chairman of the Westchester Lawyers' Assistance Committee, an organization within which he remains active.

John Bailly offers comprehensive legal services focusing on personal injury, automobile accidents, construction accidents, products liability, slip and fall accident, and medical malpractice. Driven by a passion for advocacy, the personal injury lawyers at Bailly and McMillan, LLP combine a thorough understanding of both state and federal law with decades of litigation experience.. John has a reputation of providing personal service with unmatched attention to detail. A comfortable, approachable attitude enables us to fully understand our clients and their needs.

John A. Pappalardo is a Partner in the law firm of Farber, Pappalardo & Carbonari, an AV rated firm with offices in White Plains, New York and Roseland, New Jersey. The firm is involved in matrimonial and commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation. The White Plains office consists of three (3) partners, six (6) associates, one (1) of counsel attorney, law clerks, paralegals and an administrative staff. John has been an active matrimonial practitioner, Arbitrator and Mediator for 31 years. He supervises a 12-member matrimonial department. Please visit the firm's website at .. John’s matrimonial practice handles moderate to very complex litigation involving matrimonial and family law cases. He also has a private matrimonial mediation practice, is certified in matrimonial collaborative law, sits as a matrimonial arbitrator, and is New York State Certified as an attorney representing children. He has served as Guardian Ad Litem in matrimonial proceedings and is admitted to the State and Federal Bar in New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. He is a member of the Bar for the United States Supreme Court and the International Association of Matrimonial Lawyers. He is a member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Westchester Bar Association and their Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolutions subsections. He is a referral attorney for the State Department for Missing and Exploited Children, representing parents who have had their children abducted. John is on the Executive Committee of the Westchester County Bar Family Law Section and is a Board Director of the Westchester County Bar Association. John is a member of the American Arbitration Association and has taught Arbitration and Mediation programs for the AAA. He has spoken in the field of Domestic Relations law on behalf of the Westchester County Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and National Business Institute. He is a former member of the Berkeley College Paralegal advisory board; a former visiting professor at Pace University Law School and an existing visiting professor teaching Arbitration and Mediation at Hofstra Law School. He is a former adjunct high school instructor teaching Trial Preparation. John is a 1983 graduate of Ithaca College with a BA degree and a 1986 JD graduate from The New England Law School.. John has served as an arbitrator and mediator in over 500 domestic and international matters involving construction, franchise, commercial, industrial projects, real estate valuation, insurance, legal services, homeowner and contractor disputes and civil claims handling issues between contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, homeowners, architects, municipalities, attorneys and clients, and mid to large sized businesses. He has been involved in commercial and construction law matters involving both public and private projects ranging in value from $50,000 to $10 million. He has a civil litigation practice, which includes the representation of clients against contractors and contractors against clients in litigation. Additionally, he has represented clients against home inspectors and against major corporations in various products liability cases. He has represented a significant number of homeowners and homebuilders in litigation associated with the construction of new homes and the renovations and expansion of existing homes. As an arbitrator he has served in over 300 domestic and international matters, including an LPGA certified golf club and general contractor; and architect and developer; multi-million dollar New York City excavation and water drainage projects; car wash installation projects; contractor and homeowner disputes and moderate to significant matters between contractors and subcontractors, suppliers, homeowners, architects, and businesses. He has sat as a sole and panel arbitrator on significant international matters involving publicly funded construction projects and franchise agreements. As a mediator, he has served in over 200 matters involving construction, commercial, real estate valuation, insurance, tax, and civil claims in multi-party disputes. He has sat as a sole mediator on significant international matters involving publicly funded construction projects, franchise disputes, and the construction of private projects with parties from different countries.. Click here to read more about John Pappalardo from

Jill Owens is a partner in Goldberg Segalla’s New York City office. In her more than two decades of practice, Jill has handled complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts nationwide. She concentrates her practice in the areas of class action defense, products liability, FINRA arbitration, directors and officers liability, and insurance coverage litigation. Jill has appeared on behalf of a range of clients including Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and individuals.. Jill has litigated numerous class actions nationwide in all phases, including class discovery, class certification, successful appeal of class certification determinations, and through class notice. She has made law at the federal appellate level concerning application of the Class Action Fairness Act. In addition, she has achieved favorable settlements of putative class actions as individual actions and has been an architect of creative class-wide settlements. In one example of Jill’s class action experience, she obtained favorable settlement of a federal putative class action involving a contaminated food product on behalf of a gourmet food product producer and a Fortune 100 retailer.. Jill also has extensive litigation experience representing major national and international companies in transportation, mass tort, and individual products liability actions involving cigarettes, and prescription products including birth control, diet drugs, and ophthalmic solution. Transportation clients frequently call on Jill to conduct rapid response investigations of trucking accidents, and she recently served on a New York State Bar Association Auto and Truck Claims, Accidents, and Litigation panel where she addressed ethical issues arising in automotive and trucking claims.. Following law school, Jill was law clerk to the Honorable Anne E. Thompson of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey for two years. Jill also gained valuable experience as special counsel with New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Division of Enforcement, where she conducted investigations of and litigated disciplinary matters involving regulated entities and registered representatives alleged to have violated NYSE Rules and other governing laws.

Jill K. Sanders is a senior associate with Pappalardo & Pappalardo, LLP. In addition to court appearances and trials, Ms. Sanders is skilled at legal research and preparation of motions and legal memoranda. During her tenure, Ms. Sanders has worked on many of the firm’s criminal cases, including DWIs, drug offenses, sex crimes, burglary and robbery offenses, weapons offenses, and homicides. A “wolf in sheep’s clothing,” Ms. Sanders has a reputation for being a passionate advocate for her clients both inside and outside the courtroom.. Ms. Sanders has argued before several of the state’s appellate courts and has extensive experience in litigating matters related to sex offender registration. She was at the forefront of litigation relating to the unlawful incarceration of persons convicted of sex offenses past their release dates from prison. She has been successful in gaining the release of clients through Article 78 and habeas corpus petitions, going so far as to argue the issues before the New York State Court of Appeals. Today, Ms. Sanders continues to assist persons on the New York sex offender registry. She further assists clients with other post-conviction collateral issues related to their rehabilitation and re-integration into their communities. Moreover, she is a founding member of the Restorative Action Alliance, Inc., a non-profit dedicated to criminal justice issues and the registry.. Prior to joining Pappalardo & Pappalardo, LLP, Ms. Sanders worked at the Center for Appellate Litigation in Manhattan. She previously interned with the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office in New Jersey, as well as the Post-Conviction Project at John Jay Legal Services, Inc.

Jennaydra D. Clunis has more than a decade of experience handling employment and labor matters. She focuses on defending employers in claims involving age, gender, disability, transgender, and pregnancy discrimination.. She has represented a diverse range of clients, including large school districts, municipalities, major electronics and grocery stores, school bus companies, private employers, and fashion and entertainment clients in both state and federal courts, as well as before the Equal Employment Commission, the State Division of Human Rights, and the New York City Commission of Human Rights.. Jennaydra oversees cases from inception through resolution, and with a background as a licensed mediator, she has handled numerous arbitrations, mediations, and settlement negotiations. Her extensive experience also includes defending clients in workers’ compensation cases — examining witnesses, preparing them for trial, and handling appeals — as well as commercial litigation, general litigation, and debtor-creditor matters.. Before joining private practice, Jennaydra was an assistant corporation counsel with the City of New York, where she defended the city in employment and labor matters, and she also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Frederic R. McDaniel. While earning her J.D. from New York Law School, she was an Associate Editor of the New York Law School Law Review.